The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-07
RAILROAD 7 HOVENEHfS.
EXTENSION OF THE CINCINNATI
SOUTHERN AND
The Huntisgt0n Line From the Ohio
Down to the Coal and Iron
Lands OF Alabama.

The Huntsville Mercury says the
people of that town are very much en-.
couraged as to the building OF the Gin.
cinnati, Huntsville and Birmingham
railroad. 1t is an indisputable fac that
the two Rrent corporations, the Gin
cinnati Southern and the Nashville
and Chesapeake railroad system are
anxious to have trunk line connect
ing Cincinnati with the mineral lands
: OF Northern Alabama. Mr.. Zlmmer-
man, the President Of tho Nashville
aud Chesapeake, which is a part Of
the great Huntington system, pro-
poses, as we are informed, to run his
iine from Covington, KY, to Nash
vile, Murireesboro, Shelbyville, Fay
etteville, Huntsville, Birmingham and
on to the Calf.
Mr.. Schiff, the president Of the Gin
cinnsti Southern, proposes to extend
q line from either Somerset or Burn
side, KY, to Fayetteville on to
Birmingham. This through line con-
Meeting Cincinnati with Northern
Alsb ana has been in contemplation
for many years. Even when the Gin
cnnati Southern road was built, con-
nt citing Cincinnati and Chattanooga,
1t was undetermined for long time
by the projectors of the great enter
prise whether or not II would be bet
ter to tap the Tennessee river at Chat
tsnooga or at some point south OF
Huntsville.
The jackson, Miss, Clarion OF yes
terday says that at the meeting Of the
Railroad Commission Of that State
held last week, among other things
were the following: The petition Of
the people of Msrlon, Lsuderdale
County for an order requiring the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
to erect a passenger depot at Marion
was considered and granted; Mr.. A.
r. Wall representing the citizens, and
Mr.. McLsren, the Superintendent,
and Russell, assistant solicitor, rep
ressnting the railroad company. The
order requires that passenger depot
shall be built within sixty days. The
Yicksburg and Meridian Railroad
Company and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road Company were each ordered to
erect a passenger depot at jackson.
The commission has been endeavorinR
for months past to secure the cooper
alton OF the railroad In building a
union passenger depot, aud
thought at one time that it had sue
ceeded, but the Illinois Central Com
pany broke up the arrangement by re-
fusiDg to take part in 1t.
Acting as the Board OF Control OF the
Penitentiary, the RailroadC Commissions
ers approved an extension OF the sub
lease Of E M. Yerger, who has ninety.
one convicts engagedin leVee building
in Coahoma county. These convict:
were in the possession of j. P. With
ers, and were transferred to Yerger.
They declined to renew or extend the
suitcase to j. P. Mcdonald & Co., rail
road contractors, which expires May
LIST, and ordered that the convict, bt
returned on that day to tina lessees
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
Company. After May 1st there viii
be only one suitcase, that to E. M
Yerger for levee work. The remainde
of the convicte, exclusive of those a
the walls, are engaged in the construc
ton of the Gulf and Ship Island rail
road, there being now over 200 in Har
rison county and about 100 in Ponto
toe.